Board of Directors

Members of MAC’s Board of Directors are leaders from all walks of life in Southeast Michigan including auto manufacturing, construction, education, financial institutions, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, legal and accounting professions, media, technology, utilities, labor organizations, and elected officials.  They work cooperatively to tackle issues and find creative solutions to help transform our region’s image, build connections, forge relationships, and create new economic opportunities.

Paul Anger
Editor & Publisher
Detroit Free Press

Lizabeth Ardisana
Chief Executive Officer
ASG Renaissance

Dave Bing
Mayor
City of Detroit

William H. Black
Executive Director
Michigan Teamsters, Joint Council 43

Mary Blackmon
Vice President,
Wayne County RESA Board of Education

Darrell Burks
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Robert J. Cannon
Chair, SEMCOG
Supervisor, Charter Township of Clinton

Patrick Devlin
Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Building & Construction Trades Council

Carey A. DeWitt
Director
Butzel Long

Deborah I. Dingell
President, D2 Strategies
Chair, Manufacturing Initiative
American Automotive Policy Council, Inc.

H. Jeffrey Dobbs
GM Global Lead Partner
KPMG, LLP

Michael E. Duggan
President & CEO
Detroit Medical Center

Robert A. Ficano
Wayne County Executive

Mark T. Gaffney
President
Michigan State AFL-CIO

James M. Garavaglia
Senior Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Public Affairs Department
Comerica, Inc.

Dennis Gershenson
President & CEO
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

Mark A. Hackel
Macomb County Executive

David Hecker
President
AFT Michigan

Robert Hison
Immediate Past Chair, SEMCOG
Mayor, City of St. Clair Shores

Frederick W. Hoffman
Principal,
Hoffman Consultants, LLC

Dr. James Jacobs
President
Macomb Community College

Bob King
President
International Union, UAW

Mary Kramer
Publisher
Crain's Detroit Business

Mark R. Lezotte
Attorney
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PLLC

Thomas W. Linn
Chairman Emeritus
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC

Dr. Daniel Little
Chancellor
University of Michigan Dearborn

Dr. Patricia Maryland
President & CEO
St. John Providence Health Center

J. Terry McElroy
Executive Vice President
The Auto Club Group

Lawrence D. McLaughlin
Chairman, Real Estate Department
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, LLP

Steven Minella
President
International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 324

James Murray
President
AT&T Michigan

Juliette Okotie-Eboh, PhD
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs
MGM Grand Detroit

Cynthia J. Pasky
President & CEO
Strategic Staffing Solutions

L. Brooks Patterson
Oakland County Executive

Sandra E. Pierce
President & CEO
Midwest Regional Executive
Charter One - Michigan

Thomas W. B. Porter
President
Tom Porter Services, LLC

Charlie Pryde
Director, Michigan State/Local Government Affairs
Ford Motor Company

John Rakolta, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Walbridge

Sandy Rosen
President
Great Lakes International Recycling

Lynda Rossi
Sr. Vice President, Public Affairs & Chief of Staff
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Adam Rujan
Partner
Plante & Moran, PLLC

Rex E. Schlaybaugh, Jr.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Dykema

John A. Scott
Commissioner
Oakland County

Fred Shell
Vice President
Corporate & Government Affairs
DTE Energy

John W. Stroh, III
Chairman & CEO
The Stroh Companies, Inc.